Sainthia train collision | |
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Details | |
Date | 19 July 2010 02:00 (IST, UTC+05:30) |
Location | Sainthia Junction railway station, Sainthia, Birbhum, West Bengal |
Country | India |
Operator | Indian Railways |
Incident type | Rear-end collision |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 66 |
Injured | 165 |
The Sainthia train collision occurred on 19 July 2010, at the Sainthia Junction railway station in Sainthia, India, when the Uttar Banga Express[1][2][3] collided with the Vananchal Express as the latter was leaving the platform. 66 people died as a result of the accident,[4] and 165 were reported injured.[5]